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Thursday on BPR:
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Media maven Sue O’Connell
Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans
Dusty Rhodes of Sail Boston
A special music performance from “One Long Earring”
Recent segments
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Healey: Baker's Vaccine Website Is 'Way More Complicated Than It Needs To Be'
People over 75 are eligible to sign up for the vaccine online — if they're able to. -
'Dangerous' QAnon Supporter Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Appointed By Republicans To House Education Committee
Greene should not be in a position of leadership, says former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral. -
'All Rev'd Up' Hosts On Whether Catholic, Pro-Choice Biden Ought To Be Denied Communion: 'Come On!'
Some conservative leaders in the Catholic church have called the president's faith into question over his stance on abortion rights. -
Robert Kuttner On President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Economic Recovery Plan: 'Good Riddance To The Deficit Hawks'
Biden's plan includes $1,400 relief checks to most Americans and would be paid for entirely by borrowing. -
Rick Steves On 'The Most Beautiful Souvenir' And What We're All Missing In Quarantine
The travel guru talks about the value of international travel and why he's not worried about people staying home after the pandemic. -
Suffolk DA Rollins' Parking Lot Incident 'A Problem' For US Attorney Job Prospects, Former Public Safety Secretary Says
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is on the short list to be the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show Jan. 14, 2026: Dr. Atul Gawande On The Lives Lost From Ending USAID
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen on a new PBS series “Breaking the Deadlock,” that explores the role of government in life and death decisions. Plus, we’ll get his thoughts on the new Bradley Cooper movie “Is this thing on?” and other arts headlines.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses her calls for an independent investigation into the ICE killing in Minnesota, and for extended ACA subsidies.Tufts international affairs expert Daniel Drezner on violence in Iran – where the death toll of protesters against the regime has soared past 2,500.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the closing of Time Out Market in Fenway, the environmental impact of the new dietary guidelines and how restoring wild oyster reefs in Massachusetts is a win for conservationists and seafood bars. Dr. Atul Gawande is the former assistant administrator for global health at USAID. He explains how the shutdown of the aid organization has had ripple effects around the world…including contributing to the deaths of over half a million people worldwide, most of them children. It’s the topic of his Oscar-shortlisted documentary “Rovina’s Choice.” -
BPR Full Show Jan. 13, 2026: Hygge Season
MA Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask the AG.Andris Nelsons of the Boston Symphony Orchestra joins to preview their special America250 programming.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses her latest column on the impact of Boston's liquor license expansion and what Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve mean for businesses in Massachusetts.Retired judge Nancy Gertner on the resignation of several top Minnesota attorneys, the Supreme Court trans athlete case, and Trump's push to change how the midterms are conducted, through redistricting, tighter voter registration rules and by gutting cybersecurity protections. -
BPR Full Show 1/12: Tote Bag Checks And Balances
We talk to former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, about what President Trump's continued threats of taking over the Danish territory of Greenland would it all mean for Europe, NATO and beyond.Chris Dempsey, former assistant transportation secretary, and former state Rep. Bill Straus, join for a transportation panel. They discuss the FIFA World Cup coming to Gillette Stadium and whether our transit system is capable of handling the influx of riders.Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett explains this year's brutal flu season. Plus, HHS secretary RFK Jr.'s new guidelines for nutrition and childhood vaccine schedule updates. Princeton University scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad on President Trump's saying he thinks Civil Rights-era protections have led to white people being “very badly treated.” And we talk about the administration’s continued war with Harvard University. -
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